Guyana News

Acting Chief Justice Roxane George-Wiltshire will rule next week on the challenge brought by Lenox Shuman, Leader of the Liberty and Justice Party, to the validity of the order signed by former Guyana Elections Com-mission (GECOM) Chair-man James Patterson for the conduct of the national house-to-house registration exercise.

Seven-year-old Shaniya Persaud, who was severely burnt about her body in a fire that gutted her Mon Repos North, East Coast Demerara (ECD) home last week, arrived safely in the United States and has since successfully completed the first of a series of surgeries.

The teenage girls who were rescued by the Child Care and Protection Agency (CCPA) last week after running away from home, yesterday gave statements to the police.

Although a report on Monday once again raised the prospect of the sale of Guyana Goldfields Inc.

Mayor Ubraj Narine along with his council yesterday took the decision to probe the disappearance of the perimeter fence around Russell Square at the Stabroek Market in Georgetown.

The National Protected Areas System (NAPS) is set to benefit from 4.8 million Euros in development following the signing of a Project Finance Agreement between the Protected Areas Commission (PAC) and the Ministry of the Presidency (MoTP), on August 7, 2019.

The Mass Action People’s Movement (MAPM) – formerly known as the Movement Against Parking Meters – is organising a peaceful protest tomorrow from 12:00 noon to 1 pm outside of the Minis-try of the Presidency, at the Vlissengen Road entrance over the need for constitutional compliance.

The Alliance For Change (AFC) yesterday reiterated its support for conditional cash transfers from oil revenues as a means of ensuring that “traditionally neglected segments” of Guyana ‘s population are able to benefit meaningfully from the country’s wealth.

American Airlines was given clearance to fly on Sunday after the necessary corrective measures were taken to remedy the pressurisation issues that forced the aborting of a flight last Saturday morning.

Tenders were yesterday opened at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board for the rehabilitation of a number of pump stations located in Region Six, including Albion, Manarabisi and Mibicuri.

City Engineer Colvern Venture has been recalled from his leave following a request by the Mayor Ubraj Narine to the Local Government Commission (LGC).

Under the theme ‘Enhancing Environmental Statistics for Measurement and Evaluation’, 35 participants from 27 agencies were last week offered technical capacity building.

The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) says it on August 8 deployed a 3G site at the Diamond, East Bank Demerara to provide services following the collapse of its cell site tower in July, resulting in the full restoration of all services affected in the area.

Guyana’s Ambassador to the United States, Dr. Riyad Insanally, recently talked up the economic prospects the  country offered following the discovery of vast oil and gas reserves offshore.

While the Ministry of Education prepares to release the results of the various Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) examinations today, School of the Nations is proclaiming an 86% pass rate at the Cambridge-administered International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE).

Three bandits armed with a gun and two cutlasses invaded the home of a Port Mourant family and badly assaulted them during the course of a robbery.

A mason has been charged with the murder of taxi-driver Owayne Lynch, who was found dead at Mocha Arcadia, on the East Bank of Demerara last week.

UK petroleum company, Tullow, yesterday announced the discovery of oil in commercial quantities in the Orinduik Block, underlining the vast resources in the Guyana Basin and increased projected wealth for the country.

Governing coalition partners APNU and the AFC have agreed that their ground-breaking Cummingsburg Accord should be revised and this process could be completed within four weeks of the most recent meeting.

A family outing at a farm at Coverden, East Bank Demerara ended in tragedy yesterday with the electrocution of a father of three.